"If Water Were Religion,'' which appeared in Crack the Spine (Spring 2013 anthology and online issue #55), has been nominated for the Best of the Net anthology (Sundress Publications). http://www.crackthespine.com/p/blog-page.html

"The author’s technique is to start with a concrete idea which then sparks a series of contemplations that are often metaphysical. However what draws the reader on is a fine use of lyrical rhythm with an often elegiac tone. This is not to say that the poems are depressing but take an honest look at aspects of humanity ranging from ageing and death to the modern obsession with making false gods out of the famous..."

Earlier this month, Emerge Literary Journal's latest issue dropped, with the poem "Hollywood Dream Factory" by Jane Rosenberg LaForge. You can pick up a copy for $8.99 at Amazon. That would be nice of you. It also includes work by Jake Russell, Joseph Nicholas, Andrew Ruzkowski, Cara Schiff, Annalee Kwochka, Gael Goepfert, and many others. Jay Sizemore and others. Table of contents is here.

Jane Rosenberg LaForge will be reading her poetry on 7 p.m. Monday, July 15, with George Wallace and other poets, at Reif's Tavern, 302 E. 92nd St., Apt. 4R, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The evening of music, comedy and poetry is sponsored by New York Eternal Radio (more details here).

On Sept. 25, Jane will be reading at the KGB Bar on the Lower East Side at an event celebrating the release of Great Weather for Media's second anthology, "The Understanding Between Foxes and Light." She has a poem, "Barring Leviticus," in the anthology.

And in October, Jane will be part of the Burning Rivers author tour, with readings in Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and New York.

Jane Rosenberg LaForge will join Kristin Bock and Michelle Valois for "Three Readers: An Evening of Poetry and Prose" at the famed Montague Bookmill in Western Massachusetts, from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013.

The Montague Bookmill is a used bookstore housed in a picturesque 1842 gristmill, set on the banks of the Sawmill River, a few miles north of Amherst and Northampton, Massachusetts. Its motto is, "Books you don't need in a place you can't find." It regularly appears on lists and photo tours of unusual and interesting bookshops.